Golf-club.



F. E. RIGDEN.

GOLF CLUB. APPLVIOATION FILED MAY 2'1, 190s.

Patented Dec. 7, 1909.

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est raise rairnnr carrot FREDERICK E, RIGDEN, OF CHIGQIEEE,MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO A. G. SPALDINL' & "BROS, F JERSEY CITY,JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

GOLF-CLUB.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

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" "ttion filed May 27, 1908. Serial No. 435,189.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, Fnnnnnicn E. RlGDEN,

in (lhieopee, in the State of Massachusetts,

line. The brass weight is not only titted I 7. suitable shape and isprovided with a strik-i have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Golf-Clubs, of which the following is a specification,reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part hereof;I

The object of this inventionis to increase the driving power of the golfclub and this result attained by concentrating, as far as possible, theadded weight of the head directly in line, both in a vertical plane andin a horizontal, with the center of the ball.

In carrying out this invention the rear side of the'hcad of the golfclub is recessed somewhat deeply and 1n such recess is fitted a brassweightwhich is not only convex on its inner surface to fit therecess butis also cona subject of the King of England, residing l vex on its outersurface so that, being placed directly in rear of the striking-pointlofthe face of the head, the center f gravity of saph weight is directly inline with such striliing point and therefore with the center of the balland, moreover, the weight is concentrated as closely as possible aboutsuch snugly in its seat and provided with holding screws but it is alsoprovided with a lug or projection which enters a seat in the wooden bodyof the head and prevents the brass weight from creeping while alsohelping to take the strain of? of the screws.

The invention will be more fully explained hereinafter with reference tothe accomi panying drawing in which it is illustrated and in whichFigure 1 is a View in perspective of a golf club head which embodies theinvention, and 2 is a view of the same in section on the plane indicatedby the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

The head a of the golf club to which the invention is applied may be ofany usual or ing face by In the rear side of the body a of the woodenhead is formed a recess, indicated by the line'c, concaved upon a relalgshort rat ins and in such recess is fitted snugly a brass weight (I,which is a so W caved on its rear taco to continue the line of curvatureof the head. This brass weight d is located, as shown in the drawing,directly in line withthe strikingiface of the head and with its centerof gravity substantially in line, both in a vertical 'plane and in ahorizonttl plane, with the striking point of the face 1 and thereforewith the center of the ball. Furthermore, by usin ahard metal of highspecific gravity, sum as brass, the

added weight is closely concentrated aboutthe line of impact so thatsuch. weight is ap' plied to the best advantage and imparts to the clubthe highest; possible driving power. The brass weight is secured to thehead by one or more screws, one of which is indicated by dotted lines atc in Fig. 2, and in order to take the strain off of such screws and toprevent the brass weight from creeping, the weight is provided with alug or projection 7 which enters a corresponding recess 9 in the body ofthe head,

With this improved club a great distance on the drive can be secured andthe metal weight will always remain exactly in osi lion, so thataccuracy in driving is not ageetod by accidental shifting of the weightwith respect to the body of the head.

i claim my invention:

' in a golf club, a head comprising a'wooden body portion having aconcave recess formed in its rear face and extending verticallythroughout the thickness of said head; a weight seated in said recessandextending vertically througl'iout the. thickness of said head wherebythe surfaces of said head and weight are continuous and; the weightserves also to protect the head from wear, the center of gravity or saidweight being 111 line j with the striking point on theforward face 1 ofthe head; and means for secur ng said weight in position within saidrecess.

This specification signed and witnessed this 25th day of May, A. 1).,1908.

FREDERIQCK E. RIGDEN. Signed in the presence of- ALEXANDER VJ. McCAUrnrCLARENCE H Anon cat,

